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Table 2 Rating questionnaire results

From: Exploring students' perceptions on the use of significant event analysis, as part of a portfolio assessment process in general practice, as a tool for learning how to use reflection in learning

Agenda setting (alpha = .60)

  

Question

Mean

SD

1. Writing down my past clinical education helped me identify my learning needs for this attachment

2.12

1.06

2. I feel I learned more because I wrote down my learning objectives on the first day

2.5

1.35

19. Having my past clinical education written down helped my GP teacher to cover the topics I most needed to learn

2.13

1.19

SEA Process (alpha = .70)

  

3. SEAs provide a useful framework for learning

3.0

1.19

7. Completing the SEAs stimulated me to look things up

2.45

1.17

13. I had to think more about the consultations I wrote up for my SEAs

3.70

1.09

Metacognition (alpha = .79)

  

6. By completing the SEAs I have increased the amount I have learned.

2.58

1.24

11. The SEAs enabled me to identify what I still need to learn

2.54

1.27

16. The SEAs enabled me to identify what I already know

2.93

1.24

Audit (alpha = .61)

  

10. The audit was enjoyable

2.78

1.20

15. The audit was interesting

3.23

1.20

18. I now know more about communication between primary and secondary care.

3.86

.97

Health Needs Assessment (alpha = .77)

  

5. Completing the HNA has given me a clearer idea of the health needs of the population

3.46

1.25

12. The HNA was interesting

3.18

1.61

14. The HNA was enjoyable

2.81

1.25

Mentoring (alpha = .52)

  

4. I learned more because I discussed my learning objectives with my GP teacher

3.07

1.33

8. My GP teacher helped a lot in my learning throughout the attachment

4.46

.69

9. Discussing the SEAs with my GP teacher increased the amount that I learned

3.09

1.25

  1. (n = 78)
  2. Scale; 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = no feelings either way, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree. Percentage of ratings for each point on Likert scale as well as mean and standard deviation.
  3. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) shown for each sub-group